Book Review

摘要

More than three decades have passed since the first test-tube baby was born in Manchester,England in 1978. Today, fertilisation (IVF) treatment is a commonpractice. Biomedicine and biotechnologies deriving from IVF (eg. stem cell research andregenerative medicine) have dramatically advanced since the late 1970s. As a result, IVF andrelated bioscience and biomedical technologies have become a normal part of contemporary life.It is against this backdrop that Sarah Franklin’s provides new and timely narratives on the history of such technologies.